dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
5/29/2019
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After tekewin's post my TR just seems silly...
Gary and I did a few "day hikes" around Pinyon Wash area, we hit up 4 guzzlers, Sunset Mtn and Peak 3567 (Bighorn Cyn Peak). I am just happy to be out in the desert again. Sunday was super, super windy up on Sunset.
Found a nice crow's nest with 3 young'lings in it.
Total Mylar balloons this trip - 2 (no pics, sorry)
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tekewin Posts: 366
5/29/2019
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Big fan of Bighorn Canyon Peak. That guzzler photo is the one on the low end of Bighorn Canyon? I never found the register.
I thought the slopes on Sunset were steep and crumbly. The boulders higher up were better footing. Slow coming down from that one. I also remember it being dead silent, but I was there without the wind. edited by tekewin on 5/30/2019
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Buford Posts: 456
5/30/2019
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Nice. Glad you are out and recovering. Bighorn is a register I have yet to go to.
I hit up the guzzler in the picture earlier this year when everything around it was in bloom.
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
5/30/2019
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tekewin wrote:
Big fan of Bighorn Canyon Peak. That guzzler photo is the one on the low end of Bighorn Canyon? I never found the register. Yep..the register is right where you would think it should be but sorta hidden...we did not know if a register existed and looked a bit and gave up. Sat down to eat some lunch and saw the red can in some rocks right in front of us...good 'ol Maniacs....
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tommy750 Posts: 1048
5/30/2019
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Sounds like a nice weekend out. Know it gets windy out there, but that Nolina guzzler looks like it's built F5/Category 5 tough! edited by tommy750 on 5/30/2019
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rockhopper Posts: 668
5/31/2019
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Glad you got out to the Desert before the temps go up. That was the coolest May in memory. I know the spring winds have been strong as usual. Made for a nice extended Desert hiking season. Neat crows nest picture.
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ziphius Posts: 911
6/1/2019
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Could be (more likely) a raven's nest. Large-diameter stick cliff nest is consistent with other raven nests I've seen. Hard to tell how deep the bills on those birds are. Crows are extremely-rare east of Borrego Spr. edited by ziphius on 6/1/2019
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
6/2/2019
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ziphius wrote:
Could be (more likely) a raven's nest. Large-diameter stick cliff nest is consistent with other raven nests I've seen. Hard to tell how deep the bills on those birds are. Crows are extremely-rare east of Borrego Spr.
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